After My Husband Left on a Business Trip, My Child Said We Shouldn’t Go Home. I Listened

count all the times I’d said “I’m fine” when I wasn’t, or “It doesn’t bother me” when it did, or “I trust you” when I was starting to wonder.

His response came immediately: Of course. Feel better, buddy. Love you both.

I set the phone face-down on the nightstand and looked at my son, who was watching me with those too-knowing eyes.

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